The IDF launches the year’s largest planned exercise for reserve troops today.
The surprise drill includes some 2,000 reservists from the Sinai Division who were called to their units in under 24 hours, the army says.
Brig. Gen. Sa’ar Tzur is overseeing the exercise, which includes four reserve brigades — two infantry and two armored brigades.
Of the reservists called to the exercise, eight percent did not attend, the army says.
Earlier today, IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot visited the exercise in order to “assess the preparedness of the division for emergency,” the army says.
Reservist soldiers take part in an IDF drill on March 21, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson Unit)
— Judah Ari Gross
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